Total Loss
by How to Dress Well
  • Record Label: Acephale
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 2012
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. BBC Music
    Sep 18, 2012
    60
    His improved state of mind, and the superior production on some of the tracks, does bring the music on occasion perilously close to the RnB blandness to which this is presumably supposed to provide an alternative.
  2. Dusted Magazine
    Sep 18, 2012
    50
    Krell seems like a victim of his own good intentions. There's a kernel of an idea here.
  3. Q Magazine
    Sep 18, 2012
    60
    Melancholic, romantic and unashamedly emotional, his loss is our gain. [Oct 2012, p.103]
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  5. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Sep 18, 2012
    60
    This new approach is graceful but weary, with mixed results throughout.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 26, 2022
    6
    Original score:7/10 [29/09/21]

    Rescore: 6.0/10 [27/03/22] it's an album that ceaselessly overflows with love and a desire to reach out    Original score:7/10 [29/09/21]

    Rescore: 6.0/10 [27/03/22]

    it's an album that ceaselessly overflows with love and a desire to reach out and relate, and it's this that makes such a heavy album so accessible and so good but even though not a loss it's barely an achievement. Hanging on to slivers of pop gems such as the opener or career higlight "cold nites". Moments like this make a case for a better album bogged by underdeveloped vocals and cookie cutter lyrics that rely more on his questionable delivery that he continously falls short on.    … Full Review »
  2. eoperez
    Oct 5, 2012
    8
    This is my first time listening to Total Loss. Overall, I am glad I took a listen. Most of the songs reminded me alot of The Weeknd. It seemsThis is my first time listening to Total Loss. Overall, I am glad I took a listen. Most of the songs reminded me alot of The Weeknd. It seems like this is the new spacey R&B style. Very easy to listen to as the vocals are carried by a variety of nice beats. An expert in the genre might dislike the production of the album, but the other 90% of the R&B audience will enjoy it!… Full Review »
  3. Dingo
    Oct 3, 2012
    8
    While I really appreciate Krell's unique ambient spin, I find he really dominates when he lays down a spicy beat like on & It Was You. I likeWhile I really appreciate Krell's unique ambient spin, I find he really dominates when he lays down a spicy beat like on & It Was You. I like this even more than Love Remains, which is to say, a lot.… Full Review »
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